give a dig



give someone a dig

Sl. to insult someone; to say something which will irritate a person. Jane gave Bob a dig about his carelessness with money. The headmaster's daughter gets tired of people giving her digs about favoritism.
See also: dig, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WintonWIN-tənEnglish
Kim (2)KEEM (Finnish)Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Nelinha-Portuguese
Magalima-ga-LEE (French)French, Occitan
PhyllidaFIL-i-dəEnglish (Rare)
Angyalka-Hungarian